/'traɪəl; `traɪəl/
n
1 [C, U] examination of evidence in a lawcourt, by a judge and often a jury, to decide if sb accused of a crime is innocent or guilty 审问; 审讯; 审理; 审判
*The trial lasted a week. 审讯持续了一个星期.
* trial by jury 陪审
* commit sb for trial, ie send sb to prison, for later trial 将某人拘押候审
* The defendant claimed that he had not had a fair trial. 被告声称未获公正审讯.
* The case comes to trial/comes up for trial (iewill be tried) next month. 该案将于下月开庭审理.
2 [C,U] (act or process of) testing the ability, quality, performance, etc of sb or sth （对能力、质量、性能等 的）测试, 试验, 考验
*give job applicants a trial 对求职者进行测试
* put a car through safety trials 对汽车进行安全性能试验
* a trial of strength, ie a contest to see who is stronger 力气的较量
* The new drug has undergone extensive medical trials. 这种新药已做了大量的医学试验.
* [attrib 作定语] for trial purposes 为了试验的目的
* employ sb for a trial period 雇用某人试用一段时间
* a trial separation, ie of a couple whose marriage is indifficulties 试验性分居（婚姻关系出现裂痕时的）.
3 [C]sports match to test the ability of players who may be selected for an important team （挑选运动员的）预赛, 选拔赛.
4 [C] ~ (to sb) troublesome or irritating person or thing that one must endure （不得不容忍的）讨厌的人或事物
*Her child is a trial to his teachers. 她的孩子让老师很伤脑筋.
* life's trials 生活中的磨难.
5 (idm习语) go on `trial/stand `trial (for sth) be tried in a lawcourt 受审判
*She went on/stood trial for murder. 她因涉及谋杀罪而受审. on `trial being examined andtested 在试验中; 在测试中
*Take the machine on trial fora week. 把这机器试验一星期.
* (fig 比喻) Democracy itself is on trial as the country prepares for its first free elections. 这个国家准备进行首次自由选举, 民主制度本身正面临考验. put sb/be on `trial (for sth) (cause sb to) be accused and examined in a lawcourt （使某人）被控告并受审
*She was put on trial for fraud. 她因涉及诈骗罪而受审.
* He's on trial for his life. 他正在受决定他生死的审判. ,trial and `error process of solving a problem by trying various solutions and learning from one's failures 反覆试验, 从失败中找出解决办法
*learn by trial and error 通过反覆试验学习
* [attrib 作定语]trial-and-error methods 反覆试验法. ,trials and `tribulationsirritations and troubles 烦躁和苦恼.